Jets notes: Rough day for LaRon Landry

Rough day for Landry

LaRon Landry’s tough, aggressive play has drawn raves from coach Rex Ryan. But on Sunday, he and the Jets discovered the flip side of that style.

In the second quarter, Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger connected with Emmanuel Sanders for a 19-yard gain to the Jets’ 27. Safety Landry then hit Sanders after he was out of bounds. The late hit tacked on 13 yards and gave Pittsburgh a first down at the 14.

In the third quarter, Landry was flagged for a 15-yard penalty for a horse-collar tackle on Antonio Brown after an 11-yard reception. The penalty gave the Steelers a first down at the Jets’ 31. Pittsburgh scored touchdowns on both possessions.

"I love the way he plays," Ryan said, "but you have to do it within the confinements of the rules. … I don’t think it was a vicious hit [on Sanders] by any stretch of the imagination. But the official said it’s out of bounds, then obviously it’s illegal."

"I’m going to continue to play the way I play," Landry said. "I have to critique myself and try not to put myself in a position like that again. … I have to get a little smarter and use the right judgment."

Hill falls off

After catching two touchdown passes on opening day, rookie wide receiver Stephen Hill was blanked Sunday, with no receptions. He was targeted twice. One of those was defended by safety Ryan Clark.

"I could’ve had that one," Hill said. "[Clark] made a big play."

Briefs

Each team was missing three starters. The Jets were without CB Darrelle Revis (concussion), TE Dustin Keller (hamstring) and LB Bryan Thomas (hamstring). Pittsburgh didn’t have S Troy Polamalu (calf), LB James Harrison (knee) and RB Rashard Mendenhall (knee). … RB Shonn Greene left the game in the first half because of a head injury, but didn’t have a concussion, so he returned in the second half. "I took all the tests and passed them," Greene said. FB John Conner left the game with a right knee injury and will have an MRI today.